Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Ludhiana: Protect student’s Aadhaar data or face action, govt schools told

Hindustan Times  

The state’s school education department issued an order adopting a strict stance to maintain the confidentiality of students’ Aadhaar data. The letter also warns of strict action in case an incident of Aadhaar data being made public, either by any district education officer or school head comes to light. In a letter issued to all district education officers and school heads, the department sent out clear instructions that Aadhaar data received from school students for various purposes should not be made public at any level. Speaking about the reason behind the letter, secondary education director general Vinay Bublani said, “This is just in compliance with the guidelines of the central government regarding the breach of this confidential data.” “The letter has been issued asking the concerned officials to take all the necessary precautionary measures as they have been strictly directed to use the data only for government related programmes and admissions,” he added.

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DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected
2 weeks, 2 days ago

DC Edit | Ensure Citizens’ Data Protected

Deccan Chronicle  

The decision of the Election Commission of India to discuss the possibility of linking elector photo identity card to Aadhaar number of all the voters with the Union government is to be welcomed as it forms part of the poll body’s efforts to make the election process foolproof. The need to come up with a better system to maintain the …

Any Vulnerability In Aadhaar Database Can Lead To Misuse Of Personal & Financial Info, Strengthening Security Framework Need Of Hour: Orissa HC
1 month, 1 week ago

Any Vulnerability In Aadhaar Database Can Lead To Misuse Of Personal & Financial Info, Strengthening Security Framework Need Of Hour: Orissa HC

Live Law  

The Orissa High Court has flagged the issue of misuse of Aadhaar details due to inadequate cybersecurity measures and has called for strengthening its security framework by implementing state-of-the-art encryption, multi-layered authentication protocols and stringent access controls. The Single Bench of Dr. Justice Sanjeeb Kumar Panigrahi made the observations while hearing a challenge made by Ex-Member of Parliament Tathagata Satapathy …

Edu Dept may remove 3.55L students enrolled in two schools
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Edu Dept may remove 3.55L students enrolled in two schools

Hindustan Times  

The state education department is likely to strike off enrolment of around 3.55 lakh students on the charges that they are studying in two schools at a time. Edu Dept may remove 3.55L students enrolled in two schools The government schemes are only for those students who are enrolled in government schools. Officials said that the names and details of …

India’s education system can benefit from proper data collection and analysis: Report
9 months, 3 weeks ago

India’s education system can benefit from proper data collection and analysis: Report

The Hindu  

India’s expanding education system can benefit greatly from data collection and analysis but also faces related challenges and risks like poor data privacy, outdated technology, and data fragmentation, found new research conducted by Aapti Institute and Mozilla and funded by USAID. According to the report, data collection efforts are fragmented, with multiple bodies and authorities reaching out to schools at …

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will the Aadhaar fiasco pave the way for a stronger Data Protection Bill?

The Hindu  

Published : Jun 12, 2022 18:00 IST On the 88th episode of his monthly radio programme “Mann Ki Baat” on April 24, Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke glowingly about how small online payments had helped the growth of the digital economy. The Personal Data Protection Bill, 2019, which leaned heavily on the Srikrishna Committee report, was introduced in the Lok …

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data
2 years, 10 months ago

DC Edit | Volte-face and quick fixes can’t protect Indians’ data

Deccan Chronicle  

The confusing communications from the Union government on Aadhaar or the unique identification number, and the angst and disquiet these caused to the people, are the result of the ad hoc approach it has taken to the implementation of the whole project since its very inception. Recently, it withdrew a notification asking Aadhaar card holders not to share the number …

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop
2 years, 10 months ago

Questions remain on the Aadhaar flip-flop

Hindustan Times  

Over the weekend, the government issued and withdrew an advisory cautioning people on sharing their full Aadhaar numbers in a hard copy with “unlicensed” organisations. Aadhaar cardholders, the second statement said, are “only advised to exercise normal prudence”. The likelihood of being asked for a photocopy of an Aadhaar — instead of being verified via an OTP or a fingerprint …

UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill
3 years, 5 months ago

UIDAI wants exemption from Data Protection Bill

The Hindu  

The Unique Identification Authority of India has asked for exemption from the Personal Data Protection Law. In an interaction with the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Data Protection Bill 2019 on Thursday at its office in Bengaluru, UIDAI functionaries said the authority is already being governed by the Aadhaar Act and there cannot be duplicity of laws. The Personal Data Protection …

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI
4 years ago

Probe if BJP used Aadhaar data for polls: HC to UIDAI

Hindustan Times  

The Madras high court on Thursday directed the Unique Identification Authority of India to probe whether the Puducherry unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party used Aadhaar data to send bulk text messages for election campaigning. The court also said that the Election Commission of India should continue its examination on whether the model code of conduct was breached by the …

Telangana HC Directs State Not To Insist Aadhaar For Uploading Property Details In Dharani Portal [Read Order]
4 years, 4 months ago

Telangana HC Directs State Not To Insist Aadhaar For Uploading Property Details In Dharani Portal [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Telangana High Court has directed the State not to insist on uploading of Aadhaar details vis-i-vis the agricultural land details being placed by the people on Dharani Portal.The bench comprising the Chief Justice Raghvendra Singh Chauhan and Justice Justice B. Vijaysen Reddy passed the interim order in petitions challenging the collection of Aadhaar Card numbers from the property owners. …

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law
5 years, 1 month ago

For a data firewall: The Hindu Editorial on need for a data protection law

The Hindu  

The report by a German cybersecurity firm that medical details of millions of Indian patients were leaked and are freely available on the Internet is worrying. Such information has the potential to be mined for deeper data analysis and for creating profiles that could be used for social engineering, phishing and online identity theft, among other practices that thrive on …

Penalty, jail term to private entities storing Aadhaar data
5 years, 8 months ago

Penalty, jail term to private entities storing Aadhaar data

The Hindu  

The Lok Sabha cleared the Aadhaar and Other Laws Bill, 2019 by a voice vote on Thursday. The Bill replaces an Ordinance promulgated on March 2 and provides for a stiff ₹1 crore penalty and a jail term to private entities for storing Aadhaar data. Data protection Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, speaking about the …

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists
5 years, 11 months ago

IT Grids Aadhaar data leak: UIDAI’s implicit acknowledgement of a large-scale data breach will be very welcome to anti-Aadhaar activists

Firstpost  

The increased focus on social media and technology as an enabler for the current elections meant that it was only a matter of time before reports of misuse of data for political purposes arose. The current report of finding 7.8 crore Aadhaar data records with IT Grids Pvt Ltd, which were for use in the Seva Mitra app, however, are …

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission

The Hindu  

Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has asserted that schools cannot make the 12-digit biometric identifier a pre-condition for student admission and warned that doing so will be against the recent order of the Supreme Court. This is not as per the provisions of law.school admission and other facility to children cannot be made conditional to production of Aadhaar,” UIDAI CEO Ajay …

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission

India TV News  

Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has asserted that schools cannot make the 12-digit biometric identifier a pre-condition for student admission and warned that doing so will be against the recent order of the Supreme Court. This is not as per the provisions of law.school admission and other facility to children cannot be made conditional to production of Aadhaar," UIDAI CEO Ajay …

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission
6 years, 3 months ago

UIDAI cautions schools not to insist on Aadhaar for admission

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Aadhaar issuing body UIDAI has asserted that schools cannot make the 12-digit biometric identifier a pre-condition for student admission and warned that doing so will be against the recent order of the Supreme Court. This is not as per the provisions of law.school admission and other facility to children cannot be made conditional to production of Aadhaar,” UIDAI …

Aadhaar verdict: A labyrinth that raises more questions than it attempts to answer
6 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar verdict: A labyrinth that raises more questions than it attempts to answer

Firstpost  

All of us have been asked to trust a story in which Aadhaar data security is never breached. A few paragraphs later, the Court says, “Since we have held that enrollment is voluntary in nature, those who specifically refuse to give the consent, they would be allowed to exit from Aadhaar scheme.” A rational conclusion one would be tempted to …

Aadhaar verdict 2018: Voter Id, Aadhaar details of students not mandatory for admission, says Delhi HC
6 years, 5 months ago

Aadhaar verdict 2018: Voter Id, Aadhaar details of students not mandatory for admission, says Delhi HC

India Today  

The Delhi High Court on Monday, October 1 ruled that it is not mandatory to give Aadhaar and voter ID details of students, along with that of their siblings and parents, for the purpose of admission of students in schools in the capital. Aadhaar not mandatory for mobile connections, school admissions A bench of Justice Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Chander …

SC Verdict Fills Gaps in Aadhaar Act: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
6 years, 6 months ago

SC Verdict Fills Gaps in Aadhaar Act: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The Quint  

Let’s come to the second issue which was an imbalance in rights between consumers on one end and UIDAI on the other. One is, on what kind of services does Aadhaar become mandatory was the question posed to the Supreme Court and the court has said very clearly that the act passed by the parliament effectively limits the mandatory use …

Aadhaar Authentication Data Not To Be Kept Beyond 6 Months, Bring Out Robust Data Protection Regime: SC Directs UIDAI/GOI
6 years, 6 months ago

Aadhaar Authentication Data Not To Be Kept Beyond 6 Months, Bring Out Robust Data Protection Regime: SC Directs UIDAI/GOI

Live Law  

Although the Supreme Court has upheld the Aadhaar programme and many provisions of the Aadhaar Act, the reading of the judgment delivered by Justice AK Sikri would show that all is not well with the Aadhaar.The court, in order to address the apprehensions expressed in the petitions challenging the Aadhaar Act, has issued the following directives to UIDAI and Central …

Can Aadhaar be made mandatory? Supreme Court verdict today
6 years, 6 months ago

Can Aadhaar be made mandatory? Supreme Court verdict today

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce its verdict on Wednesday on a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar law on the ground that it violated human rights and right to privacy in every possible way and subjected the citizens to continued surveillance. The overall impact of Aadhaar law, which affects ‘right to privacy’ and lacked security …

Good news for parents! No school can refuse admissions if no Aadhaar, says UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Good news for parents! No school can refuse admissions if no Aadhaar, says UIDAI

India Today  

Parents can now breathe a sigh of relief as the Unique Identification Authority of India has asserted that schools cannot refuse admissions to students for lack of Aadhaar and term denial on such grounds as 'invalid'. According to an official circular addressed to the Chief Secretaries of States, the UIDAI has said that it is aware of instances where some …

Schools cannot deny admission for lack of Aadhaar, denial on such grounds is 'invalid', says UIDAI
6 years, 6 months ago

Schools cannot deny admission for lack of Aadhaar, denial on such grounds is 'invalid', says UIDAI

Firstpost  

The UIDAI has said that it is aware of instances where some schools are refusing admission in absence of Aadhaar, according to an official circular addressed to the chief secretaries of states. New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India has asserted that schools cannot refuse admission to students for lack of Aadhaar, and termed denial on such grounds as …

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s Petition Seeking Exemplary Damages For Aadhaar Data Leak [Read Petition]
6 years, 7 months ago

Delhi HC Issues Notice On Prof. Shamnad Basheer’s Petition Seeking Exemplary Damages For Aadhaar Data Leak [Read Petition]

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday issued notice on a petition filed by IP Academic Prof. Shamnad Basheer alleging a violation of the fundamental right to privacy as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and as affirmed in Justice KS Puttaswamy v Union of India due to Aadhaar data breaches.The notice was issued by a Bench comprising Justice Ravindra …

Govt must slap penalty on those misusing Aadhaar data: Edward Snowden
6 years, 7 months ago

Govt must slap penalty on those misusing Aadhaar data: Edward Snowden

Deccan Chronicle  

Jaipur: The government must slap penalty on anyone using Aadhaar data for purposes other than public services, whistle-blower Edward Snowden has said. Addressing an event via video-conference, he said that if the Indian government was serious about implementing Aadhaar for the public good, it must ensure "criminal penalty" against anyone misusing the data. Mass surveillance system would look like Aadhaar …

Students cry foul over JNU's 'Aadhaar demand'
6 years, 8 months ago

Students cry foul over JNU's 'Aadhaar demand'

India Today  

If you are a PhD student at Jawaharlal Nehru University and want to attend the convocation - the second such ceremony taking place after a gap of 46 years - then you will have to submit your Aadhaar details. According to the university officials, JNU has made it mandatory for PhD students to submit their Aadhaar card number in the …

Srikrishna Committee suggests amendments in Aadhaar Act for data protection
6 years, 8 months ago

Srikrishna Committee suggests amendments in Aadhaar Act for data protection

The Quint  

New Delhi, July 27 The Justice B.N. Srikrishna Committee on data protection in India has suggested amendments to various laws including the Aadhaar Act to provide for imposition of penalties on data fiduciaries and compensations to data principals for violations of the data protection law. In its recommendationsm, the committee has said the data protection law will set up a …

Data-protection bill draft could dilute govt accountability on Aadhaar: Report
6 years, 8 months ago

Data-protection bill draft could dilute govt accountability on Aadhaar: Report

Firstpost  

This draft comprising around 15 chapters covers topics such as data localisation, the creation of a data protection authority among other things The justice BN Srikrishna committee had been appointed to draft a data-protection law for India on August 2017, following the Right to Privacy ruling. This draft comprising around 15 chapters covers topics such as data localisation, the creation …

8 out of 10 people concerned about Aadhaar data privacy: Study
6 years, 10 months ago

8 out of 10 people concerned about Aadhaar data privacy: Study

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Following the Facebook data scandal perpetrated by Cambridge Analytica, 80% Indians are concerned about their Aadhaar data privacy, a study by market research and analysis company Velocity MR. The Velocity MR study, in which 5,800 respondents participated, shows 8 out of 10 people are concerned about their Aadhaar data security and feel that the government should intervene for …

Prof. Shamnad Basheer Moves Delhi HC Against Aadhaar Data Leak; Demands Exemplary Damages [Read Petition]
6 years, 10 months ago

Prof. Shamnad Basheer Moves Delhi HC Against Aadhaar Data Leak; Demands Exemplary Damages [Read Petition]

Live Law  

IP Academic Prof. Shamnad Basheer has filed a Petition before the Delhi High Court alleging a violation of the fundamental right to privacy as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and as affirmed in Justice KS Puttaswamy v Union of India due to Aadhaar data breaches.When the Petition came up before the Delhi High Court on Friday, the Bench …

Prof. Shamnad Basheer Moves Delhi HC Against Aadhaar Data Leak; Demands Exemplary Damages [Read Petition]
6 years, 10 months ago

Prof. Shamnad Basheer Moves Delhi HC Against Aadhaar Data Leak; Demands Exemplary Damages [Read Petition]

Live Law  

IP Academic Prof. Shamnad Basheer has filed a Petition before the Delhi High Court alleging a violation of the fundamental right to privacy as guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and as affirmed in Justice KS Puttaswamy v Union of India due to Aadhaar data breaches.When the Petition came up before the Delhi High Court on Friday, the Bench …

Supreme Court reserves Aadhaar verdict after marathon 38 days hearing
6 years, 10 months ago

Supreme Court reserves Aadhaar verdict after marathon 38 days hearing

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved verdict on a bunch of petitions challenging the constitutional validity of Aadhaar law on the ground that it violated human rights and right to privacy in every possible way and subjected the citizens to continued surveillance. A Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Khanwilkar, DY Chandrachud …

Aadhaar [Day 32]: Rakesh Dwivedi Cites US Judgments To Back ‘Reasonableness Of Laws Abridging Constitutional Rights’
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar [Day 32]: Rakesh Dwivedi Cites US Judgments To Back ‘Reasonableness Of Laws Abridging Constitutional Rights’

Live Law  

On Day 32 of the Aadhaar final hearing, senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi resumed his submissions on behalf of the state of Gujarat and the UIDAI before the Supreme Court five-judge bench, reiterating that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of the demographic information and the facial photographs collected under the Aadhaar scheme.He continued that in view of …

Aadhaar [Day 32]: Rakesh Dwivedi Cites US Judgments To Back ‘Reasonableness Of Laws Abridging Constitutional Rights’
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar [Day 32]: Rakesh Dwivedi Cites US Judgments To Back ‘Reasonableness Of Laws Abridging Constitutional Rights’

Live Law  

On Day 32 of the Aadhaar final hearing, senior counsel Rakesh Dwivedi resumed his submissions on behalf of the state of Gujarat and the UIDAI before the Supreme Court five-judge bench, reiterating that there is no reasonable expectation of privacy in respect of the demographic information and the facial photographs collected under the Aadhaar scheme.He continued that in view of …

Aadhaar law provides adequate safeguards against data breach: UIDAI tells SC
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar law provides adequate safeguards against data breach: UIDAI tells SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India on Tuesday asserted in the Supreme Court that Aadhaar law is very sound and it provides for proper and adequate safeguards against data breach. Diwedi said this in response to a query from Justice Chandrachud as to what are the safeguards in the Aadhaar law and whether any prosecution or penalty is …

[Day-31]Aadhaar As A Means Of Identification Should Be Subject To The Prerequisite That It Does Not Operate As An Instrument Of Exclusion:SC
6 years, 11 months ago

[Day-31]Aadhaar As A Means Of Identification Should Be Subject To The Prerequisite That It Does Not Operate As An Instrument Of Exclusion:SC

Live Law  

On Day 31 of the Aadhaar final hearing, Senior Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi, appearing on behalf of the UIDAI, continued his submissions on the concerns regarding the conflict between the Fundamental Right to privacy, which the Aadhaar project is contended as being violative of, and other social and economic welfare rights such as the rights to food and shelter.To buttress his …

Aadhaar Hearings: Counsel argues that Aadhaar is more secure than a data protection law, SC disagrees
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar Hearings: Counsel argues that Aadhaar is more secure than a data protection law, SC disagrees

Firstpost  

The Bench, while discussing apprehensions of misuse of data, observed that a blinkered view of reality could not be taken while dealing with Aadhaar. He further argued that no data protection law could give as much protection as the Aadhaar Act. No data protection law can give as much protection as Aadhaar To this, it was argued that such information …

Aadhaar data can be misused for election manipulation: Supreme Court
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar data can be misused for election manipulation: Supreme Court

India TV News  

The Cambridge Analytica data leak controversy today found mention in the Supreme Court, which red flagged the threat of probable misuse of citizens' information by entities which were getting Aadhaar details authenticated by the UIDAI. A five-judge constitution bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra, hearing clutch of petitions challenging Aadhaar and enabling 2016 law, referred to the Cambridge Analytica …

Aadhaar [Day-29] There Is A Possibility Of Abuse Of Aadhaar Data To Manipulate Elections: Justice Chandrachud
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar [Day-29] There Is A Possibility Of Abuse Of Aadhaar Data To Manipulate Elections: Justice Chandrachud

Live Law  

On Day 29 of the Aadhaar final hearing, resuming his submissions, Senior Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi urged before the Supreme Court five-judge bench that under section 8 of the Aadhaar Act of 2016, the biometric and demographic information of an individual is used only for authentication.Referring to sections 8 and. Referring to sections 8 and 29 of the Act of 2016, …

Aadhaar [Day-29] There Is A Possibility Of Abuse Of Aadhaar Data To Manipulate Elections: Justice Chandrachud
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar [Day-29] There Is A Possibility Of Abuse Of Aadhaar Data To Manipulate Elections: Justice Chandrachud

Live Law  

On Day 29 of the Aadhaar final hearing, resuming his submissions, Senior Counsel Rakesh Dwivedi urged before the Supreme Court five-judge bench that under section 8 of the Aadhaar Act of 2016, the biometric and demographic information of an individual is used only for authentication.Referring to sections 8 and. Referring to sections 8 and 29 of the Act of 2016, …

Aadhaar data breach can influence election results: Supreme Court
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhaar data breach can influence election results: Supreme Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed serious concern that the Aadhaar data information available outside the world can even influence the outcome of elections. Justice DY Chandrachud sitting along with the Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices AK Sikri, AM Kanwilkar and Ashok Bhushan told senior counsel Rakesh Diwedi, appearing for Unique Identity Authority of India and Gujarat …

Aadhar information 'gold mine': SC concerned over data sharing for commercial gain
6 years, 11 months ago

Aadhar information 'gold mine': SC concerned over data sharing for commercial gain

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed serious concern over the magnitude of “information surveillance” and said gold mine of information and Aadhaar data of 1.3 billion people are available for commercial purposes. In the absence of a robust data protection law it is very difficult to stop such surveillance and sharing of information particularly by the data collecting …

Aadhaar security lapse could allow major chunk of information to be stolen, says data security expert
7 years ago

Aadhaar security lapse could allow major chunk of information to be stolen, says data security expert

Firstpost  

“The UIDAI’s response, when we approached them a month ahead of the story, notifying them of the vulnerable endpoint, was to do nothing.” By Alison Saldanah For the second time in the first three months of 2018, the vulnerabilities of the Aadhaar programme — the world’s largest biometric database — were exposed when American business technology website ZDNet reported on …

Aadhaar faces yet another data leak allowing access to personal data to “all” enrolled in the system: Report
7 years ago

Aadhaar faces yet another data leak allowing access to personal data to “all” enrolled in the system: Report

Firstpost  

As data security, cybersecurity and user data privacy take centre stage of discussion, a new report has emerged detailing a major data leak in Aadhaar database. To explain the situation, Saini added in the report, “From the requests that were sent to check for a rate-limiting issue and determine the possibility of stumbling across valid Aadhaar numbers, I have found …

Aadhaar data safe behind five-feet thick walls, govt. affirms in Supreme Court
7 years ago

Aadhaar data safe behind five-feet thick walls, govt. affirms in Supreme Court

The Hindu  

The government has assured the Supreme Court that Aadhaar is not a “fly-by-night effort to score some brownie points” and personal data collected from millions of people is safe from breach in storage facilities barricaded behind five-feet thick walls. Corruption robs poor Mr. Venugopal explained that Aadhaar provides “a right to physically exist without lying on the pavement without food.” …

Aadhaar Case Hearing: The Four Broad Arguments of the Petitioners
7 years ago

Aadhaar Case Hearing: The Four Broad Arguments of the Petitioners

The Quint  

There are four broad arguments advanced by the petitioners: 1. The Aadhaar Project and the Aadhaar Act as a whole are unconstitutional : a. Surveillance : By creating a system of centralised data storage, and tracking of citizens’ transactions over the course of a lifetime, the Act creates an architecture of surveillance that violates the right to privacy under Article …

The UIDAI needs to realize the harm sharing Aadhaar, PAN and other crucial data can cause to the system
7 years ago

The UIDAI needs to realize the harm sharing Aadhaar, PAN and other crucial data can cause to the system

Firstpost  

Time and again, whenever a security allegation is made against the Aadhaar ecosystem, the Unique Identification Authority of India comes out with a standard response, the allegation in question is irrelevant to security, the Aadhaar ‘system’ is completely secure, and, in certain cases, an FIR against the reporter. The UIDAI’s response to this is extremely worrying, stating that first of …

Constitutional validity of Aadhaar: the arguments in Supreme Court so far
7 years, 1 month ago

Constitutional validity of Aadhaar: the arguments in Supreme Court so far

The Hindu  

After the Supreme Court decided to take up together the 27 writ petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar scheme, a five-judge Constitution Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justices D.Y. - Referring to the government's decision to introduce Aadhaar-bank account linkage through the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, Justice Chandrachud drew Mr. Sibal's attention to Section 57 of …

People’s RTI Versus State’s Aadhaar
7 years, 1 month ago

People’s RTI Versus State’s Aadhaar

Live Law  

Right to information is people’s right ever since Evidence Act was passed in 1872 as its Sections 74 and 76 provided access to public records on payment of copying charges. The Aadhaar Act, 2016 is exactly in juxtaposition to the RTI Act, as that gives ‘authority of Government to secure the information of the people. _zcmVs1-vo&feature=youtu.be Misuse of Privacy clauses …

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